Ash tray support



Oct. 8, 1940.-' A. HUETTENRAUCH 2,217,553

ASH TRAY SUPPORT Filed June l, 1939 Patented Oct. 8, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved ash tray support particularly adapted for demountably supporting an ash tray by attachment to the underside of a chair arm or to the underside of a desk or table, and is especially designed for use on the arms of barber chairs.

More particularly, it is an aim of this invention to provide an improved bracket adapted to be secured to the underside of a barbers or'cosmeticians chair and a stem having means for detachably securing it to an ash tray and loosely7 mounted in one end of the bracket for removably supporting the ash tray thereon.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view, partly in section, showing the support in an operative position,

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view partly in section of the same, and

Figure 3 is an end view in elevation .of the bracket.

Referring more particularly to the drawing,

wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the differentl views, I0 designates a chair arm support and II an arm mounted thereon. These parts are of conventional construction of the type generally employed .on barbers chairs, and are shown merely to illustrate an application of the invention, designated generally I2, which will hereinafter be described.

The support I2 includes a tubular bracket, designated generally I 3, one end of which is flattened to form the bar I4 which is provided adjacent its free end with the oiset portion I5 adapted to receive the member I0 when the end I4 is positione against the underside of the chair arm Il. The end yor bar I4 is provided with the openings I6 on either side of the offset portion I5 to receive the screw fastenings II which are secured to the arm I I for mounting the bracket I3 on the underside thereof. 'Ihe opposite tubular end I8 of the bracket I3 extends upwardly from one end of the bar I4 in spaced apart relationship to one side of the arm II, as best seen in Figure 1. 50 A cup shaped ash tray I9 is provided with a tapered bottom having a central opening 20 to receive the threaded bolt 2|. The shank of the bolt 2I extends downwardly from the bottom of the ash tray I9 and is provided with a nut 22 which is adapted to be tightened to clamp the center .of the bottom portion of the tray I9 between the head of the bolt 2l and the nut 22. The exposed end of the shank 2l extends down- 5 wardly into the tubular upwardly extending end I8 of the bracket I3 with the nut 22 forming a shoulder for engaging the free end of the tubular portion I8 for supporting the tray I9.

From the foregoing it will be seen, that the 10 bolt 2| may be readily applied to or removed from the tubular portion I8 to apply or remove the ash tray I9 thus providing a support whereby an ash receiver may be readily mounted on a chair arm or on the underside of the edge of a tray or table 15 and in which the ash tray will be held against casual removal.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may be resorted to and the right is reserved to makesuch variations as fall within 20 the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. An ash tray support comprising a bracket, one end of said bracket being adapted to be se- 25 cured to the underside of a chair arm, said bracket having an opposite end oiset outwardly from' the arm and projecting upwardly, said last mentioned end being tubular, and a stern having locking means for detachably securing it to 30 the bottom of an ash tray, said stem being loosely mounted in the tubular end of said bracket for y removably supporting the ash tray thereon, and said locking means having la flat bottom for engaging the tubular end of the bracket to retain the tray in an upright position.

2. An ash tray comprising a bracket having an end shaped to t the underside of a chair arm and detachably secured thereto, the opposite upwardly projecting end of said bracket being tubular and being offset outwardly relatively to the chair arm, a cup shaped tray having a dished bottom provided with a central opening, a headed bolt extending downwardly through the opening, and a nut on said bolt for clamping the head in the bottom of the tray to close the opening, the rexposed end of the bolt forming a stem for engaging the tubular end oi the bracket for removably mounting the tray thereon, the bottom of the nut forming a ilat supporting surface. for engaging the tubular end of the bracket.

CHESTER A. HUETTENRAUCH. 

